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Delta Air Lines is trying another new variation on airline fees. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

With airlines setting records each year on travel fees, it's only logical that they're trying out new combinations as they figure out what the market will bear.

Now comes with a $199 gamble. It's called the Smart Travel Pack, combining a bunch of the features people pay for most frequently, but in a one-stop-shopping combination, rather than buying them individually. And, to make the package even more attractive, Delta allows up to eight people on the same reservation to participate.

The first checked bag for each passenger traveling in the same reservation.

Priority Boarding which Delta says will "give the entire party more time to get onboard and get settled in their seats with carry-on baggage stowed."

Access to Preferred Seating, allowing passengers to pick bulkhead, exit row seats, or aisle or window seat toward the front of the plane at no additional charge.

Discounts on Economy Comfort providing the option to upgrade to Economy Comfort, which has more leg room, for 50 percent less on domestic flights and 25 percent less on international flights than passengers normally would pay.

20 percent more bonus miles for the SkyMiles member who purchases the Smart Travel Pack.

NYC Aviation, which tracks travel from the New York airports, points out that a number of these features are already available to premium SkyMiles members. But, a number of those people are business travelers who generally fly by themselves.

The Smart Travel Pack allows family and friends to share in some of those perks, even if they aren't premium members. And, Delta says the Smart Travel Pack, once purchased, applies to any travel before Jan. 5, as long as it's under the same SkyMiles number. (Only that number gets the bonus miles.)

The two most valuable pieces of the package are the "free" checked baggage and the access to preferred seating. For reference, NYC Aviation notes that priority boarding normally costs $10 per booking, a checked bag costs $25 per flight, a preferred seat costs between $9 and $59 depending on the route, and economy comfort ranges from $9 to $180 per flight.

Delta is among a number of airlines who are promoting big ticket fee packages. In June, United Airlines rolled out an annual baggage subscription that starts at $349.

This week, the IdeaWorks Company said 116 global airlines took in a record $27 billion in fee revenue during 2012, up 20 percent from 2011. United, Delta, American and lead the industry in the income they take in from ticket extras, while Australia's Qantas now averages almost $60 per passenger.

If there's any consolation to consumers, airlines are having a tough time making air fare hikes stick this year. But fees are helping them raise revenue, even when passengers balk at paying higher fares.